The petitioners sought to quash proceedings in an FIR registered for offences under Section 420 read with Section 34 IPC. The State indicated the matter was civil in nature, and counsel for the petitioners agreed. The Court closed the Criminal Petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVAT;^
WEDNESDAY ,THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF MARCH i(^A
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 270 OF 2021
Between:
...Petitioners/Accused 1 & 2
AND
Respondent
... 2"*^ Respondent/ De-facto- complainant
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition, the High Court may be pleased to quash the proceedings in FIR.No.263 of 2020 of RIMS P.S., YSR Kadapa District, dated 02-12-2020 against the petitioners herein.
I.A. NO: 2 OF 2021
Petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C praying that in the circumstances stated in the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition the High Court may be pleased to stay all further proceedings against the Petitioners in FIR.No.263 of 2020 of RIMS P.S. YSR Kadapa District dated 02-12-2020 including their arrest. This Petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Memorandum of Grounds of Criminal Petition and upon hearing the arguments of Sri PONNADA SREE VYAS ,Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Additional Public Prosecutor on behalf of the Respondent Nol and of Sri Jyothi Ratna Anumolu, Advocate for the Respondent No.2.
The Court made the following: ORDER
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ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA THE HONOURABLE SMT
CRIMINAL petition NO: 270 OF 2021
Between:
. ..RESPONDENT/ COMPLAINANT(S):
ORDER:
under Section 482 of the Code of The instant petition filed by the Petitioners/Accused Nos.l Criminal Procedure, 1973 is them in Crime and 2, seeking toquashtheproceedingsagainst the file of RIMS Police Station, YSR Kadapa No.263 of 2020 on under Section 420 for the offence punishable District, registered read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code.
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- When the matter is taken up for hearing, Ms.D.Prasanna Lakshmi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor representing the State/respondent No.l would submit that the case was referred as Civil in Nature’ and filed written instructions to that effect.
- Sri Siva Sai Krishna Reddy, learned counsel representing on behalf of Sri P.Sree Vyas, learned counsel for the Petitioners would submit that petition may be disposed of by recordingthe same.
- In that view of the matter, the Criminal Petition is closed. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any. shall stand closed.
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HIGH COURT
DATED:13/03/2024
ORDER
CRLP.No.270 of 2021
CLOSING THE CRLP
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the criminal proceedings should be quashed given the nature of the dispute?
3 provisions across 2 enactments
Smt. Sonal Chitroda
Suresh Binda Prasad Verma
The State of Andhra Pradesh
Juturu Bala Narayana Reddy
Smt. Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
As recorded by the court registry
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